Tail Collection (page 6)

Harpactes fasciatus, Malabar trogon
Plate 30, painting by Pieter Cornelius de Bevere, from the Loten Collection of coloured drawings of Birds, Mammals, Insects & Plants, (1754-57)

LS Plate 186 from the John Reeves Collection
John Reeves, a 19th Century Tea Inspector, travelled to Canton, China in order to develop a large collection of Chinese natural history drawings

LS Plate 158 from the John Reeves Collection
John Reeves, a 19th Century Tea Inspector, travelled to Canton, China in order to develop a large collection of Chinese natural history drawings

Plate 146 from the John Reeves Collection
John Reeves, a 19th Century Tea Inspector, travelled to Canton, China in order to develop a large collection of Chinese natural history drawings

Plate 122 from the John Reeves Collection
John Reeves, a 19th Century Tea Inspector, travelled to Canton, China in order to develop a large collection of Chinese natural history drawings

LS Plate 193 from the John Reeves Collection
John Reeves, a 19th Century Tea Inspector, travelled to Canton, China in order to develop a large collection of Chinese natural history drawings

Plate 136 from the John Reeves Collection
John Reeves, a 19th Century Tea Inspector, travelled to Canton, China in order to develop a large collection of Chinese natural history drawings

Rastrelliger kanagurta, Indian mackerel
Plate 33 by Louis-Isidore Duperrey from his Voyage de la Coquille 1822-1825, Zoologie Atlas, 1826

Echiichthys vipera, lesser weever fish
Photograph of the lesser weever fish (Echiichthys vipera), which lives in the English Channel, buried under the sea bed with its venomous dorsal fin showing above the sandy bottom

A collection of birds feathers
Contour feathers, wing coverts and tail coverts from several different species of birds

Synodontis maculipinna, catfish
Synodontis is the most widely-distributed mochokid genus. This specimen was collected from the Rufigi River near Lake Tanganyika in Tanzania and arrived at the museum in 1922

Tachycineta bicolor, tree swallow
Plate 100 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1827-30), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London

Balloon descent at Gonesse, France
The first trial hydrogen balloon which ascended from the Champ de Mars, and descended in the village of Gonesse, north east of Paris

Silhouette of a chow chow

Horse with the longest mane and tail in the world, 1895
This extraordinary animal was bred at Marion, Oregon, United States. He is eight years old, and his mane measures 14ft and his tail 11ft

A Cheetah in full flight
A Cheetah running at full speed. Pen, ink and wash drawing by Raymond Sheppard

Bird of Paradise among exotic blooms
A Bird of Paradise (with an impressive pale blue tailfeather) perched amongst exotic blooms. Watercolour painting by Malcolm Greensmith

A Sea Bass catching whitebait
A superb painting by Malcolm Greensmith of a Sea Bass, wheeling to catch a whitebait, its spiney dorsal fin raised in agressive pose

The Fox Without a Tail
THE FOX THAT LOST ITS TAIL A fox that lost its tail in a trap and mourned its loss, tried to convince his brethren that they would be better off without their tails

Wizard of Oz / Lion Crying
The Cowardly Lion uses his tail to wipe away his tears

Plants / Plantago Major
Greater, or Rat-Tail Plantain

Evening Dress / Men C. 1900
Cigar smoking gentleman in a black tail-coat & trousers, white waistcoat, bowtie & gloves, top hat & leather pumps. A large gardenia graces his buttonhole

Dick Whittington. Lyceum Theatre. Artist E. P. Kinsella
Dick Whittington. The cat is shown here ridding Morocco of its plague of rats, thus earning the gratitude of the King and making Dicks fortune. For the Lyceum Theatre, Christmas 1911

A Country Girl by James M. Tanner. Music by Lionel Monckton
A Country Girl by James M. Tanner. Barry, the heros faithful servant, and his sweetheart Sophie. Around the circle are a little of the words and music of their popular duet, Two Little Chicks

Dog and cat explore a shopping basket
Unusual Friends - dog and cat explore the contents of a shopping basket. 1950s

Punch comment on Halleys Comet - 1910
The Great Amateur. Aviator: " Marvellous Flier! And does it for love!" - Punch Magazines comment on the appearance of Halleys Comet in May, 1910

The Niarbyl, between Port Erin and Peel, Isle of Man
General view of the Niarbyl (meaning tail ), between Port Erin and Peel on the south west coast of the Isle of Man. Date: circa 1930s

Appearance of Comet Crommelin in 1881
The appearance of Comet Crommelin in June/July/August 1881. Also known as Comet Pons-Coggia-Winnecke-Forbes, a periodic comet with an orbital period of almost 28 years

?Marengo?, the favourite charger of Napoleon I, 1815 (c). Soft-ground etching, by and after James Ward, published by R Ackermann, Strand, London, 1 August 1824

Duckling with Donald Duck toy
Unusual Friends - duckling with a plastic Donald Duck toy appearing to bite its bottom! 1950s

Fashions in Wartime WW1
The navy cut costume, inspired by the battles at sea during the First World War, note the cap with naval sword detail, plus the must have accessory - a grim-faced bulldog sporting Tricolour ribbon

Old Maid card game - Sorry, My Mistake -- a bird thinks the pigs tail is a worm. circa 1950s

Old Maid card game - Mrs Fox Washes Up. circa 1950s

Old Maid card game - I Like Nuts. circa 1950s

Horatio Nelson, British naval officer
Lord Horatio Nelson (1758-1805), British naval officer, with the Battle of Trafalgar depicted in the background. circa 1805

Woolly Monkey and Kitten
Unusual Friends - Woolly Monkey and Tabby Kitten. 1950s

Susi - tail and back legs. 1950s

Christmas card in the shape of flat brown fish with red spots (a plaice). (1 of 2) Date: circa 1890s

Two monkeys on a cutout New Year card (back). Date: circa 1890s

A Little Mouse keen to be put among the girls and to see what chaos may then ensue! Date: 1913

Toy horse on wheels on a cutout New Year card. (2 of 2) Date: circa 1890s

Two monkeys on a cutout Christmas card (back). circa 1890s

Greetings card in the shape of flat brown fish with red spots (possibly a plaice). circa 1890s

Greetings card in the shape of filleted white fish (probably cod). circa 1890s

Childrens Encyclopedia Money Card, showing the coins of the United Kingdom. Date: circa 1900s

Postcard, Spanish flag and coins. Date: 1900s

Postcard, Mexican flag and coins. Date: 1900s

Two monkeys on a palette-shaped Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

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